Nursery specimen book (9 risultati)

A fine early twentieth-century example of a nursery specimen book, produced in this case by Vredenburg & Co. of Rochester for Hiram H. Gurney & Co. Gurney & Co., based in Auburn, Me., received horticultural orders through a network of agents who used such specimen books in their canvassing. This book highlights the printing company's versatility with tinted and enhanced photographs as well as the striking lithography for which these specimen books are known. Laid in are a number of salesman's order blanks for 1911 as well as an agent's certificate from the company, affixed to the front free endpaper. Original black buckram with "Hiram H. Gurney & Co." stamped in gilt on the upper board. Small loss to one corner of upper board, occasional wear to plates. Three-inch closed tear to one plate. Generally quite clean. Very good.…

An extensive nursery sample book, displaying fruits and flowering shrubs in a series of chromolithographic and pochoir stenciled plates. The plates are by two Rochester firms, J.W. Thompson and Stecher. Several of the chromolithographs are dated copyright 1888. The Thompson firm was active from 1876 to 1891. The handsome color plates show apples, peaches, pears, grapes, cherries, berries, and several flowering shrubs, as well as a walnut tree with sample nuts displayed. The eleven later plates were produced by Julius Bien in New York, dated 1901, and come out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Yearbook. A handsome and large collection of early fruit plates. Seventy-seven leaves (one partial and detached), plus eleven later plates laid in. Oblong. Contemporary black morocco, gilt. Extremities rubbed, corners lightly worn. Front inner hinge broken, spine detached from text block. Light soiling and wear to plates. Still, good.…

A specimen book of fruits and flowers compiled for the Chase Brothers Nursery Company of Rochester, consisting of handsome chromolithograph plates printed primarily by the Mensing & Stecher Co. and its successor, Stecher Lithography Company. Rochester was a hot spot for nurseries in the late 19th century. There is no titlepage, but the cover is stamped in gilt: "Chase Brothers Company, New England Nurseries, Rochester, N.Y. No. 2511." The specimen book displays a variety of apples, grapes, berries, roses, shrubs, and trees on offer by the firm. Oblong octavo. Contemporary brown morocco, gilt. Extremities rubbed. Internally clean and bright. Very good.…

The plates are primarily printed with pochoir and stenciling, in a style typical of the early work of the Thompson firm, which was active from 1876 to 1891. Books such as this were used to sell fruit trees and shrubs, displaying the handsome fruits in vibrant colors. This volume is comprised primarily of apples, with several plates showing pears, plums, peaches, grapes, cherries, raspberries, and several shrubs. A nice, early specimen. See Raphael's OAK SPRING POMONA 65 for an album with similar Thompson plates. Oblong. Contemporary black cloth. Cloth worn at extremities, lightly frayed. Hinges cracked. Light soiling to some plates; children's doodles on the blank verso of some leaves. About good.…

Salesman's specimen book for the Rochester Nursery Co., advertising a wide selection of apples, plums, grapes, trees, roses, and several varieties of berry, all shown in eighty-two full color plates. The book is marked as "No. 101" on the inside of the front cover. A nice example of chromolithographic fruit plates. Oblong. Original black cloth, stamped in gilt on cover. Light wear and soiling to binding. Minor dampstaining to contents. Very good.…

Salesman's nursery sample book containing 146 chromolithographic for over a dozen types of plants, including many varieties of fruits and flowers. This book offers an extensive selection of apples, peaches, grapes, roses, and trees, among other things. A nice example. Contemporary leather wallet-style binding; leaves in three tri-fold sections, joined by pink linen straps. Moderate wear to binding, one clasp lacking. Minor soiling. Some contemporary manuscript notations. Very good. In a blue cloth clamshell case, leather label.…

Extensive salesman's nursery specimen book from the Hoopes Bro. & Thomas Company nursery of West Chester, Pennsylvania, containing one hundred twelve chromolithographic plates. This book contains a mixture of plates, primarily from the Vredenburg and Rochester Lithograph Companies, both located in Rochester, New York. The plates range in date from the 1880s to the early 20th century. Specimens on offer include and extensive selection of plums, pears, cherries, apples, peaches, grapes, berries, roses, flowering shrubs, and trees. Original black cloth, wallet-style binding. Heavily worn. Folds open into eight panels, with each row of plates connected with pink linen straps. Some light wear and soiling to plates. Some contemporary notations. In a cloth clamshell case. Good.…

Nursery specimen book containing forty-eight color plates, showing a wide selection of fruits, trees, and flowers. Specimens offered include a wide variety of grapes, berries, roses, and trees. Oblong. Original black cloth covers. Hinges cracked internally. Plates dampstained, with some offsetting. Good. …

An extensive album of Rochester fruit plates, in a nursery specimen book for the Chautauqua Nursery Co. of Portland, New York, displaying a wide array of fruits, including many varieties of grapes, as well as trees, roses, and other flowers. Although there is no titlepage, as typical with these books, there is a printed label on the front pastedown, completed in manuscript, indicating that this book was carried by Mr. Frank Gasco, a certified sales representative for the nursery. Most of the plates are chromolithographs printed by the Rochester Lithographing Co., though a few are by D.M. Dewey or Stecher, both also of Rochester. Chromolithographic plates. Oblong octavo. Contemporary calf, cover gilt, expertly rebacked in matching calf. Light scattered soiling, a few leaves with minor edge tears. Very good.…